Some of the best advices we can take are the ones we read, and never follow. Here's another.
Do you ever stop and think about all the ways we go about our everyday lives, making ourselves feel so much more smaller than we actually are? We are supposed to be our biggest supporters, and yet we do such a bad job at supporting.
Listed below are 11 ways in which we make ourselves feel small. See how many of them do you do!
#1 Deflecting compliments
You are beautiful and if someone tells you that, why are you saying everything, but 'Thank you, I know I am'?
#2 Saying yes when we mean no
It is really simple. If you're not comfortable with something, say no. You shouldn't be putting yourself in scenes you don't want to be in. Relax, the world will get it.
#3 Saying no when we mean yes
Why are you so afraid to want something? Stop worrying so much about what others think about you. It is your life, not theirs.
#4 Saying it's nothing, when really, it's something
People have got to stop shielding their emotions for fear of others. Be upfront about things. Life will be so much more easier.
#5 Tolerating relationships which make us feel like sh*t
If a relationship is bringing you more tears than laughter, then ask yourself, why are you still wasting your time there? Life is too short to spend it miserably.
#6 Not owning up
Own up for your mistakes, own up for your actions, thoughts and words. No one wants to be around someone who just can't take the hint, when they're wrong.
#7 Comparing ourselves to others
Everyone is on a different journey in life, so no matter how much time you spend comparing yourself to someone, your life isn't going to get better. Snap the hell out of it.
#8 Apologizing for our feelings
To feel is involuntary. It happens beyond your control, and apologizing for it, will not change it. Embrace what you feel, and think of how you can make yourself feel better. Don't be sorry for being sad. Ever.
#9 Minimizing our accomplishments
When you've accomplished something and it's great, remember that it's great. No matter the scale, you did something which brought you a sense of fulfillment, stop diminishing that.
#10 Lying about who we are
Whether it's to others, or to yourself, stop lying about who you are. There is only one you, and if you're trying to be someone else in that process, then really what is the point of your existence?
#11 Choosing people who don't choose you
If someone isn't choosing you, 'vibing' with you, giving you the same energy and love you are giving them, please for the love of God, show them the door. There are 8 billion people out there, it won't be the end of the world.
There you have it, 11 ways we make ourselves small, 11 things we can do the opposite of instead, and yet, probably, maybe, won't.
